Splashes of Watercolor

Hip Hip Hooray - Color Throwdown #663

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Happy Wednesday!  I'm hosting this week's Color Throwdown challenge and the colors I've chosen for us to play with are Orange, Brown, and Gray.

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This is a pretty subdued color combo, but you can jazz it up by increasing the brightness of any of the colors.  I used some brighter orange tones in my card.

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I used the Organic Elements stamp set from Ellen Hutson LLC and created a leaf by water coloring directly onto each stamp, and applying the stamp to the paper. Then I used my glass pen dipped in the gathered twigs color to outline the leaf parts and to add veining.

I water colored the background with a light gray and splattered all the colors onto the panel.  The sentiment from the It's All Good stamp set, also from Ellen Hutson LLC, was stamped in gathered twigs too.

Now it's your turn to play along.  Head on over to the CTD blog for all the details and links to all the luscious inspiration from the design team members!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Kerry Bunting, Guest Star Stamper - Kerry's Papercraft

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH It's All Good Shop at: EH	EH Organic Elements Shop at: EH	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink pad Gathered Twigs Shop at: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Hickory Smoke Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Pumice Stone Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Rusty Hinge Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Spiced Marmalade Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Wild Honey Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Molshine Glass Dip Pen Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Strathmore Watercolor paper Shop at: SB
SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	PTI Jute Twine - Kraft Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP
MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Christmas AND Birthday cards - Color Throwdown #669

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This week for the Color Throwdown challenge we have a beautiful, bold color combo:  Navy, Gold, and White.

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Now this is just perfect for an elegant Christmas card, right?  So I made one!

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This card was an experimentation using some Liquid Metal (in Pale Gold) by Paper Fashion. I picked it up in the clearance aisle in Tuesday Morning and had never used it before.  I think it really highlighted the tree and beautiful scripty die!

I'm entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Trees.

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But then...I also needed a birthday card, so I used some of the same products and the same overall layout/design for one.

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The background stamp was heat embossed in gold, and I used 3 layers to make the happy birthday die cut pop!

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Now it's time to check out what the rest of the CTD team created, and then for you to create your entry for the challenge!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Svetlana Kondrakova, Guest Star Stamper

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

CHRISTMAS CARD:

SSS Abstract Triangles cling stamp Shop at: SSS	SSS Peace Love Hope Joy die Shop at: SSS	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Versamark ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Artist Brush Set Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	White detail embossing powder Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

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BIRTHDAY CARD:

SSS Concentric Doodle Shop at: SSS	EH Big Scripty Happy Birthday' Shop at: EH	RN Nested Rectangle Stitch Dies Shop at: RN	Versamark ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SSS Ultra Fine Gold Emb Powder Shop at: SSS	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Stay Golden - Color Throwdown #661

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Hello!!  Wednesday has already rolled around again. It snuck up on me this week! 

Our Color Throwdown color combo this week is very elegant and subdued: Black, Gray, Cream, and Kraft.

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Quite lovely, isn't it?

I decided to go with the elegant feel and make a birthday card for my sister.  I added several touches of gold as well.  It's my neutral!

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I used the Mondo Peony and Stay Cool stamp sets from Ellen Hutson LLC, along with the Essential Arches die.  I love how it turned out!

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It's your turn now to come up with a papercrafting creation using these colors!  See you over at the CTD blog!!

Check out the inspiration that the DT members have for you:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler (Taking a break.)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks for dropping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Mondo Peony Shop at: EH	EH Stay Cool Shop at: EH	EH Essential Arches dies Shop at: EH	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
Versamark ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SSS Ultra Fine Gold Emb Powder Shop at: SSS	Ranger Heat-It tool Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Goin' Coastal - Color Throwdown #660

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Hello, y'all!  

We have a brand new Color Throwdown challenge for you today!  Our colors are Navy, Light Blue, Green, and Orange.

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I really do love that inspiration photo!

Well, of course, I'm not ready to let summer slip away quite yet, and my grandson does have a birthday coming up, so I took this opportunity to create a masculine summer birthday card for him, using several products from Ellen Hutson LLC.

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I used the Everything's Beachy and the Good Day stamp sets and matching dies, as well as the A2 Piercing plate and the Abstract Sunset die.

My grandson is a surfer so I think he'll like it!  It was a fun card to make!

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Please play along with us this week!  We'd love it if you do!  

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler (Taking a break.)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Everything's Beachy Shop at: EH	EH Good Day Shop at: EH	EH A2 Piercing Plate Shop at: EH	EH Abstract Sunset die Shop at: EH
EH Everything's Beachy dies Shop at: EH	EH Good Day dies Shop at: EH	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	White gel pens Shop at: SSS
Star Dust Stickles Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Big Scripty Happy Birthday - Color Throwdown #659

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Happy Wednesday!  This week for the Color Throwdown we have a bright, happy color combo - Red, Purple, and Orange.

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Beautiful, right?

I made a birthday card using this combo and some new-to-me products from Ellen Hutson LLC.  I love how these colors look blended together for the Big Scripty Happy Birthday background!

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For all of the funky background stamping I used the Stay Cool stamp set.

We would love for you to join us this week!  The details are at the CTD blog.  And please check out all the inspirational creations from the design team here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler (Taking a break.)

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks bunches for stopping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Stay Cool Shop at: EH	EH Big Scripty Happy Birthday' Shop at: EH	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink pad Candied Apple Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink pad Carved Pumpkin Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Versamark ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Embossing Powder Clear Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SSS Silver embossing powder Shop at: SSS	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
TE Blender Brushes Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Mod Floral Sympathy - Color Throwdown 658

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Hello and happy Wednesday to you!  Can you believe it's September already?  The kids are back in school, the tourists have mostly all gone home, and I am totally enjoying the beach lately!!

But today it's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our colors are Blue, Gray, Light Blue, and White.

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It's such a beautiful and subtle palette, don't you think?

I sadly needed a sympathy card this week, so I pulled out some patterned paper, some retired Papertrey Ink stamp sets, and the beautiful Mod Floral die from Ellen Hutson LLC.

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I did some second generation stamping on the patterned paper and double layered the die.  I also added some subtle candy dots from SU.

We would really love for you to join us this week for the challenge.  Check out all the fabulous inspiration from the design team...

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders-- on a break this week

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks for dropping in to see me today!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

Mod Floral Shop at: EH	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink pad Faded Jeans Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Iced Spruce Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress Oxide - Iced spruce Shop at: EH	Paper Studio Floral Collage 6x6 Shop at: SHOP	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Beach Please - Color Throwdown #656

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Hello and happy Wednesday to you! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!  This week our palette consists of Red, Yellow, and Aqua.

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No, I'm not ready to accept that Autumn is coming.  And I don't have any children in school.  So I'm sticking to Summer, y'all!  Here's my card for this week.

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I used the fun new Everything's Beachy stamp set and dies for my card.  It was super simple and super fun to make!

Now it's your turn to play along!  Here's some great inspiration for you!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks for stopping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Everything's Beachy Shop at: EH	EH Everything's Beachy dies Shop at: EH	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink Salvaged Patina Shop at: EH | SSS
Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS
X-Press It Blending CS Shop at: EH | SSS	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Ranger Distress Sprayer Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Hey Friend - Color Throwdown #655

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Hey, Friends!!  It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge and this week's colors are awesome together!  We get to use Pink, Mint Green, and Gray.

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This was a perfect combo for another card using the super fun Good Day stamp set from Ellen Hutson!  It was a real blast to make!

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The sentiment is from the It's All Good set and I used the Papertrey Ink Waves die to create a stencil, which I used to ink the rolling hills by masking off all but the one strip for the road.  I blended that one in gray, then masked it off and ink blended the rest in a soft green.

Now it's your turn to play along using these colors!  Remember to link up your paper creation at the CTD blog, and be sure to check in with all the talented designers here:

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks for dropping by!

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Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Good Day Shop at: EH	EH It's All Good Shop at: EH	PTI Waves Die Cover Plate Shop at: SHOP	SSS Wonky Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS
Distress ink pad Cracked Pistachio Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	SU inks Shop at: SHOP	Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS
X-Press It Blending CS Shop at: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	TE Blender Brushes Shop at: SHOP	Star Dust Stickles Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

 

All the Rainbows

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Happy weekend!   I have the last of 3 birthday cards to show you today.  This one is all about rainbows!

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I love the colors of this one and how it turned out.  Some of the pieces, as you can see, are quite tiny and thin so I had to figure out how to handle placing and attaching them.  And to start with I wasn't sure what the layout would be.  So I played around with all the pieces and when I was pretty sure I liked it, I pulled out my Press N Seal and laid a piece of it over the top of the layered die cuts and panels.

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I wanted to pop up the smaller rainbow on foam mounting tape and I also wanted to add a sentiment, so I turned the whole layered piece over and placed glue on just the larger background pieces.  Then I placed it on the pierced layer to dry.

When it was dry I peeled back the Press N Seal with just the small rainbow still attached.

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With it in this position I was able to stamp my sentiment and attach pieces of foam tape to the back of the small rainbow.  Then all I had to do was lay it back into position and peel away the Press N Seal.

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Done!

Thanks for visiting with me today!  Enjoy your weekend!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Good Day Shop at: EH	EH A2 Piercing Plate Shop at: EH	EH Essential Arches dies Shop at: EH	Mini Rainbow Die Shop at: EH
Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP
MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Rainbow Sunshine

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Happy Friday!

I have another birthday card to show you today using some of Ellen Hutson's new summer products. 

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I wanted to make something super fun and playful, so I used one of the solid background shapes from the Organic Elements stamp set to create the rainbow of colors, then added several images stamped randomly in black from the same set.  The sentiment is from the Good Day set Both of these were released in June.

I hope you'll come back tomorrow for another summer birthday card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Good Day Shop at: EH	EH Organic Elements Shop at: EH	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS	Distress ink Kitsch Flamingo Shop at: EH | SSS
Distress ink pad Carved Pumpkin Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Squeezed Lemonade Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Wilted Violet Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Distress ink Salvaged Patina Shop at: EH | SSS	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS

Oh. Em. Gee. - Color Throwdown #653

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Hi there!  It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge and I'm the hostess this week.  I chose some bright, happy colors for us to play with ... Pink, Orange, Yellow, and Green!

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Isn't that a beautiful cake?!  I wonder if it tastes as good as it looks!

Today I'm using some of the new products from the Essentials by Ellen collection from Ellen Hutson LLC.  I have really had a blast playing with these!  Here's my latest creation.

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A fun card for a teenage girl's birthday! I used the Good Day and It's All Good stamp sets, and the Essential Arches dies to create the steep hill.  Now that looks like fun!

I ink blended the arches while holding them together with some Press N Seal.

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We would love to see what you create with these colors!  Come join us at the CTD blog!

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe --> You are here!

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Susie Moore

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

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Thanks so much for dropping by!

 

Affiliate links are used at no cost to you.

EH Good Day Shop at: EH	EH It's All Good Shop at: EH	EH Essential Arches dies Shop at: EH	SSS Stitched Rectangles dies Shop at: SSS
Distress ink pad Mowed Lawn Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Distress ink pad Twisted Citron Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Memento Tuxedo Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Versafine Onyx Black ink Shop at: EH | SSS
Copic Sketch markers Shop at: SSS	X-Press It Blending CS Shop at: EH | SSS	PTI white cardstock Shop at: SHOP	SU cardstock Shop at: SHOP
TE Blender Brushes Shop at: SHOP	Big Shot Shop at: EH | SSS | SB	Foam mounting tape Shop at: SHOP	MISTI Shop at: EH | SSS | SB
Scor-Buddy Mini Shop at: EH | SSS